Chapter 463: Level 2 Taiqing Talisman

In the Spirit Realm, Zhang Pianpian, who was busy deciphering a Soul Transformation Yin Artifact, suddenly raised an eyebrow. Just now, her account had received a transfer of 100 spirit coins from her younger brother, Zhang Yu.

"That kid..." Zhang Pianpian was slightly surprised. Just as she was wondering whether to transfer the money back, Zhang Yu sent a message: "My project payment came through. Use this money without worry."

Zhang Pianpian shook her head helplessly, a faint smile unconsciously gracing her lips as she read Zhang Yu's message. "Is it that obvious I'm short on money?" she wondered.

Zhang Pianpian recalled Zhang Yu in his first year of high school, deep in debt from online loans, almost bankrupt. She never imagined that in the blink of an eye, he would not only be a junior at Myriad Law University but also capable of providing her with hundreds of spirit coins.

Many people in this world could produce 100 spirit coins, but only her brother would transfer it directly to her account without a contract or conditions.

"Is this what family is?" she mused. "No, most families in Kunxu wouldn't be able to do this. My brother truly is a person of deep emotion and sincerity."

"He's too kind," Zhang Pianpian sighed inwardly. "If he had been born five hundred years earlier, perhaps he would have been a great hero of the righteous path, a pillar of the Taoist sect, and then... died prematurely."

Zhang Pianpian shook her head. "Perhaps modern Kunxu has even less room for such people?"

Despite these thoughts, a faint smile lingered on Zhang Pianpian's face.

"But if there's a chance," she thought, "I hope this sibling bond between us can last a little longer."

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu looked at the contract Zhang Pianpian sent him. "A contract to repay 5 spirit coins monthly?" he thought.

Zhang Yu wasn't surprised. He knew that in his sister's eyes, their willingness to lend and repay with interest was what true family meant, and this repayment contract was their bond.

Zhang Yu perfectly understood his sister's intentions.

He also sensed that given his sister's cultivation level, her income shouldn't be low. However, she seemed to have a financial black hole, pouring all her earnings from these years into it, to the point that her Grand Pure Realm hadn't even had time to upgrade.

"My sister isn't gambling, is she?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Yu dismissed the absurd thought and began to look forward to the upgrade of his Grand Pure Talisman.

That evening, after seeing his Grand Pure Talisman upgraded to Level 2 on his Dao Seed Registry, Zhang Yu immediately put on his spiritual realm mask and activated the talisman's power.

The next moment, as his consciousness swiftly traveled through the spiritual realm, countless colorful objects flashed past him.

When Zhang Yu came to his senses, he was standing before a Taoist temple shrouded in mist and surrounded by mountains.

Today, however, the temple appeared noticeably larger than usual, and its main gate and the plaque above it seemed more substantial and real.

As Zhang Yu entered, he discovered that, in addition to the main hall, there was now a new side hall within the temple.

Zhang Pianpian was standing in front of the side hall. Hearing a movement behind her, she turned to Zhang Yu and asked, "Did you also sense the changes in the Grand Pure Realm?"

Although Zhang Pianpian didn't know why Zhang Yu could enter the Grand Pure Realm, it wasn't surprising that he could sense its changes if he was able to enter.

Zhang Yu nodded in response. "What is this new side hall?" he inquired.

"You've arrived at the perfect time. Come inside and have a look," Zhang Pianpian said, pushing open the side hall's door and leading Zhang Yu in.

Upon entering, Zhang Yu noticed that the actual interior space of the side hall was several times larger than it appeared from the outside.

What surprised him even more was that the hall was completely empty.

But the next moment, Zhang Pianpian extended her hand, and runes appeared in her palm. Simultaneously, something began to materialize.

It appeared to be a corner of a statue, but with just this small section materialized, the entire side hall trembled slightly, and the generation process halted.

This corner was precisely a fragment of the spiritual realm projection of the Soul Transformation Yin Artifact that Zhang Pianpian had been tirelessly working to decipher.

Gazing at the fragment, Zhang Pianpian thought, "Is this the current limit?"

Noticing Zhang Yu's curious gaze, Zhang Pianpian explained, "This side hall can be considered a kind of Grand Void Illusion, capable of simulating and recreating various things from the world..."

Zhang Yu's heart stirred. "Like the spiritual realm simulation services outside? Can it simulate artifact refining experiments?" he asked.

Zhang Pianpian nodded. "No problem."

"However, there are limits to the simulation."

"Although the Grand Pure Realm is a spiritual realm haven created by a senior expert, capable of drawing upon an immense amount of spiritual processing power, it still has cultivation level requirements for its users."

"Given our current Dao Heart level of 20 and Foundation Establishment cultivation, the upper limit won't be very high..."

As Zhang Pianpian explained, Zhang Yu began to understand the mechanics of this side hall.

In his own words, the simulation capabilities here had a computational power limit.

If the total computational power available in the side hall was 100, and simulating an apple required 10 points of computational power, then Zhang Yu could simulate a maximum of 10 apples simultaneously in the side hall.

Zhang Pianpian continued, "The more complex and powerful an item, the more computational power it consumes."

"Given your current Dao Heart, if you want to perform simulated artifact refining, treasures and Dharma Skeletons below the Golden Core stage should be no problem."

"Besides the computational power limits, what can be simulated here must also be something you have truly seen."

"And the longer you've interacted with something and the better you understand it, the higher the simulation's fidelity will be..."

With Zhang Pianpian's introductions and guidance, Zhang Yu gradually grasped how to use the side hall.

Although it came with various limitations, there was no doubt that this side hall would be immensely helpful to him.

"After all, the Grand Pure Realm is a place I can use for free. If I can simulate all future artifact refining experiments here, how much money will I save?"

Zhang Yu felt invigorated. Ever since he resumed learning artifact refining, he had been spending a considerable amount of spirit coins each month on spiritual realm simulation refining.

"Moreover, the Grand Pure Realm's simulation efficiency is higher."

"Using the Boundless Heart Internal Dharma Body with four layers of consciousness for experiments, combined with the Grand Pure Realm's inherent 20x acceleration, that would be roughly an 80x acceleration, wouldn't it?"

"That's eight times faster than the standard 10x acceleration in the normal spiritual realm."

Zhang Yu knew that truly wealthy individuals could achieve more than 10x acceleration in the spiritual realm if they spent enough money.

But the Grand Pure Realm required no payment.

Next, Zhang Yu also tried to see if he could cultivate cultivation techniques here, but the result was...

"It doesn't work?"

Zhang Yu thought, "Simulating various materials and magical artifacts to improve my artifact refining skill level is no problem."

"However, cultivation practice involves my physical body. This place doesn't seem to be able to fully simulate my physical state. Is the computational power still insufficient?"

Although he couldn't figure out the reason, Zhang Yu wasn't discouraged. After all, the ability to conduct free and highly efficient artifact refining experiments here was already a tremendous help.

"A Level 2 Grand Pure Talisman is a huge help. I wonder when it will be able to upgrade to Level 3."

Zhang Yu later observed that upgrading the Grand Pure Talisman to Level 3 would astonishingly require 1000 spirit coins, far exceeding what was affordable at the Foundation Establishment stage.

While Zhang Yu was conducting his various experiments, Zhang Pianpian, on the other side, had runes continuously swirling before her. She was tirelessly analyzing and researching a fragment of the Soul Transformation Yin Artifact.

"Although I can only simulate a fragment," Zhang Pianpian mused, "it's not entirely without effect. At least for my part of the deciphering work, I can now do things I previously wouldn't have dared to."

In the classroom, Ying Xin glanced at the empty seat beside her. "Senior Brother Zhang hasn't been to class in ages," she thought.

She then looked at Ji Yuanxu, who was sitting in the back row. Dressed in a Tiger Brand Dharma Skeleton, he now attended classes punctually every day, a stark contrast to his spirited demeanor from freshman year.

She mused that while Ji Yuanxu was now punctual, Zhang Yu and Gongshu Jin frequently missed classes. They were usually busy with various construction sites, studies, and cultivation, relying on accelerated online courses in the spiritual realm to replace their real-world lessons.

Zhang Yu, in particular, was extremely busy, as Ying Xin, being the chief accountant of his company, well knew.

Not only did he have to oversee construction work on sites daily, but he also concerned himself with the company's financial matters. He almost always replied to her messages instantly and consistently offered guidance on her work, pointing out any oversights.

"I never imagined Senior Brother Zhang would be so familiar with finance and taxation, besides his impressive civil engineering skills," she thought.

"It seems he was prepared all along, never intending to be just an ordinary worker on a construction site."

Thinking that she, too, had found an opportunity to escape the construction site thanks to him, Ying Xin secretly felt a surge of excitement.

Just then, she received another message from Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu: "Where's yesterday's report?"

Zhang Yu: "Ying Xin, I think your work performance these past two days hasn't been ideal."

Ying Xin quickly replied: "Final exams are approaching, so I'm quite busy."

Zhang Yu: "Don't make excuses."

Zhang Yu: "I hope you can grow with the company."

Zhang Yu: "For instance, you need to be proactive in your work, not just work when I assign you tasks."

Ying Xin: "I'll get the report done right away."

Meanwhile, at a construction site in the wilderness.

Fu Ji read Ying Xin's reply and thought to herself, "Honestly, these employees are being paid too much."

"How dare they go to class when they haven't even finished their overtime work?"

"Sigh, Zhang Yu is still too naive. If he followed my advice, suppressed the base salary, and issued bonuses based on performance reviews, their motivation would instantly skyrocket."

At the same time, Zhang Yu, wearing his spiritual realm mask, sat cross-legged nearby, his consciousness entering the Grand Pure Realm.

During this period, Zhang Yu had seized the opportunity to launch his company's second project.

Whether he was at a construction site or staying in the university town, Zhang Yu carried his spiritual realm mask with him every day.

Even when on a construction site, he would put on his mask and enter the Grand Pure Realm whenever he had a moment, using the time to conduct simulation experiments.

After all, his artifact refining skills hadn't progressed in a long time due to his recent preoccupation with the Sky Kunlun's divine mountain-shifting power.

Moreover, the opponents he would face in the upcoming civil engineering competition were becoming increasingly formidable. He needed to upgrade his magical artifacts one by one to keep them in line with his current combat rhythm.